The Emotional Bank
- May 20, 2017
- 2 min read
Recently I have found myself in a lot of conversations around finances- be it house deposits, a varied financial portfolio, saving for a holiday or spending on something special. That got me thinking- we plan our financial lives but what about our emotional banks? If it is something that we take everywhere, shouldn't we at least try and see how we can build it up? Here are some thoughts that might set us up for a win!
Little by Little
Think of when you started saving as a child or a teenager- you didn't suddenly have hundreds of dollars, you built it up little by little. The same goes for our emotional as we keep investing overtime, we build a good foundation to set ourselves up.
Multiple avenues of income: Think of it as having a diverse portfolio. When you look at ways of fulfilling your emotional bank- do it through a variety of ways and with a variety of your relationships. No one person is going to be able to sustain all your requests and in asking them to do so, we put undue strain on them, we get ourselves into the red zone.
Put in more than you take out: As with any account- you go into the red zone by drawing out more than you have put in. Relationships works the same way, a relationship is more likely to go into the red zone when you keep taking out instead of investing in as well. So take time to invest- see how the other person (be it your friends, your parents, your kids, your partner) likes to be loved and take time to invest into them.
Take Action: See how you can apply this in your life- modify it, change it, own it so that your relationships are more vibrant, fuller and richer than they have been in the past.
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